July 2010 Archives
'Tis the season for field days, and while I haven't managed to visit as many as I had hoped this summer, you can bet the rest of the Grainews bunch has been out and about. Maybe you've seen them — they're the ones scribbling down all sorts of notes and taking pictures of everything and anything. We also tend to drink a lot of coffee and won't say no to a free lunch.
I did manage to get out to a fantastic field day near Langenburg, Sask., this past Tuesday and, as always, I learned a few new things and met some great farmers.
Which got me thinking — what else is everyone seeing out there? Is there a particular field day or research/demo plot that caught your attention this year? Do you have questions that are going unanswered? What was the neatest thing you saw? What technology or field practice did you see that you'll try on your farm?
I'd love to hear from you. Email me at lyndsey@fbcpublishing.com and let me know!
I did manage to get out to a fantastic field day near Langenburg, Sask., this past Tuesday and, as always, I learned a few new things and met some great farmers.
Which got me thinking — what else is everyone seeing out there? Is there a particular field day or research/demo plot that caught your attention this year? Do you have questions that are going unanswered? What was the neatest thing you saw? What technology or field practice did you see that you'll try on your farm?
I'd love to hear from you. Email me at lyndsey@fbcpublishing.com and let me know!
If last month's front page story on combine losses inspired you to fine tune your combine settings, the Canola Council of Canada and PAMI (Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute) have teamed up to offer hands-on training to do so.
The Council and PAMI are hosting two one-day combine performance clinics, to be held July 27 and 28 at Vegreville, Alta.
According to the Canola Council, canola producers can lose up to five bushels per acre if their combine isn’t adjusted properly. Les Hill, manager of business development and technical services with the Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute (PAMI), leads off with a presentation on how combine settings, cleaning, feed rate, leaks and swath conditions can lead to losses.
For the rest of the day, leading manufacturers will offer expert advice as they walk through critical adjustments for their combine models, according to a recent Canola Council news release. Attendees will divide into five groups, getting specific instructions on either John Deere, New Holland, Case IH, Claas or Massey Ferguson combines.
Advance registration is required and space is limited. No on-site registration is allowed. To register, visit www.canolacouncil.org and click on the combine clinic icon on the home page, or contact Gail Hoskins at the CCC toll free at 1-866-834-4378. Cost is $65 including GST. Lunch is provided.
The event is 8:30 to 4:30 each day. Location is the Vegreville Social Centre on the Agricultural Society Exhibition Grounds at 4802 47th St.
The Council and PAMI are hosting two one-day combine performance clinics, to be held July 27 and 28 at Vegreville, Alta.
According to the Canola Council, canola producers can lose up to five bushels per acre if their combine isn’t adjusted properly. Les Hill, manager of business development and technical services with the Prairie Agriculture Machinery Institute (PAMI), leads off with a presentation on how combine settings, cleaning, feed rate, leaks and swath conditions can lead to losses.
For the rest of the day, leading manufacturers will offer expert advice as they walk through critical adjustments for their combine models, according to a recent Canola Council news release. Attendees will divide into five groups, getting specific instructions on either John Deere, New Holland, Case IH, Claas or Massey Ferguson combines.
Advance registration is required and space is limited. No on-site registration is allowed. To register, visit www.canolacouncil.org and click on the combine clinic icon on the home page, or contact Gail Hoskins at the CCC toll free at 1-866-834-4378. Cost is $65 including GST. Lunch is provided.
The event is 8:30 to 4:30 each day. Location is the Vegreville Social Centre on the Agricultural Society Exhibition Grounds at 4802 47th St.
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Grainews editor Lyndsey Smith answers readers' questions, asks her own and, now and then, discusses what's new and interesting in western Canadian production agriculture.
